I currently own a MY05 and am very interested in the MY13/14 so the wife and I went to start looking at other models to have an idea of what is available and to see the Jeep Overland MY13's. We also visited several other dealers to check out their vehicles and was surprised to find increased warranties from all of them except Jeep. Cadillac (4/50k w/maintenance), Buick (4/50k), Acura (4/50k) and BMW (4/50k w/maintenance). To me the quality and look and feel of the MY13 Overland we looked at matched or exceeded these other brands and we thought it was odd that Jeep hasn't increased their warranty coverage. Any thoughts on why Jeep hasn't increased their warranty coverage?

Other brands had to do something to compete with the Jeep . Extending warranty coverage one year is one marketing approach, especially if the brand had any reputation of quality issues. But I think those brands have been at 4 years for some time now.... used to be 5 and I think they backtracked recently... and Chryslers are still selling well. Chrysler bean counters probably consider the profit from extending basic warrantees and raising prices vs just selling more extended warrantees...

Hyundai has 10 yr/100k powertrain here in the US. Chrysler has a 5/60k powertrain as do many other 'normal' manufacturers.

I agree build quality needs to improve but throwing on a long warranty doesn't make a vehicle suddenly reliable. Are we all so quick to forget the lifetime powertrain and maxcare warranties you could get on Chrysler models during the bankruptcy?

The other factor is the cost of morons abusing their vehicle and then claiming warranty repair. Manufacturing defects should be picked up by 12K miles but they give you 36K miles as over that time failures should be relatively rare and there hasn't been enough time for the moron abuse to have effect.

No amount of warranty is going to prevent a design defect. In those cases Chrysler typically picks up the tab on the repairs and fixes regardless, unlike the two GM products I've had direct experience with.

We all know some manufacture spend a lot of time designing components that wear out in 6-7 years to encourage you to trade in.